DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Great Midwest Athletic

#34 overall#9 in DIIRR50 -3.5Upper strength -2.410 teamsTop 25 teams 0

VERDICT BEGINS · 2026

Ohio Valley Football

The G-MAC is a smaller DII conference based in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia — programs like Findlay, Malone, Ohio Valley, Central State (HBCU), and Rio Grande competing in a region that produces football players at a rate disproportionate to its DII enrollment. Central State University in Wilberforce is the conference's most historically significant HBCU member, and their football program carries a cultural weight that the G-MAC's small footprint understates.

Division II10 teamsRace: Super RegionLeader: Ashland

Great Midwest Athletic · 2026 Season

Three Things to Watch

The AnchorFindlay: Northwest Ohio's DII Standard

The University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio has been the G-MAC's most consistent winner — multiple conference titles and Super Region appearances from a private university in northwest Ohio. Their program culture is built on development and retention, keeping players through four years in a system that produces NFL undrafted free agents at a rate that exceeds their recruiting profile.

The Cultural Anchor

Central State: HBCU Football in the G-MAC

Central State University is Ohio's only public HBCU and the G-MAC's most culturally significant program. Their Wilberforce, Ohio campus carries a historical weight that predates the conference by a century. Their football program — rebuilding consistently from a limited recruiting base — represents the HBCU mission of competing with fewer resources while maintaining academic and cultural priorities that scholarship-first programs don't always share.

Wild Card

Malone and the Ohio Pipeline

Malone University in Canton, Ohio — in the shadow of Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Massillon-McKinley rivalry corridor — has access to northeast Ohio football players who choose a Christian liberal arts education over scholarship offers. Their program competes with a specific identity and draws from a recruitment base that the G-MAC's larger programs often overlook. In a good year, Malone challenges for the conference title.

Conference Standings · Great Midwest Athletic · 2026

Standings

# Team Conf Overall Pwr Last 5
1Findlay0–02–0-2.6
2Northwood0–02–0-2.8
3Walsh0–02–0-3.0
4Hillsdale0–02–0-3.5
5Lake Erie0–02–0-4.9
6Ohio Dominican0–01–1-2.9
7Tiffin0–01–1-3.1
8Ashland0–00–2-1.7
9Thomas More0–00–2-3.9
10Kentucky Wesleyan0–00–2-6.2

Conference record determines Super Region seeding. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average.

Projected Standings · Great Midwest Athletic · 2026

Win Projection

Odds of winning at least N conference games from current power ratings — full slate played out, not locked to results. AVG = expected wins; W–L = most-likely record.

# Team W–L PWR AVG ≥9≥8≥7≥6≥5≥4≥3≥2≥1
Favorites
1Ashland5–4+1.74.83133359829499✓
2Findlay5–4+0.94.72112954789399✓
Challengers
3Ohio Dominican5–4+0.54.72112955799399✓
4Northwood5–4+0.64.62102752779298✓
5Walsh5–4+0.44.5292651769298✓
The Field
6Tiffin5–4+0.44.62102854789399✓
7Hillsdale5–4+0.04.62102752769298✓
8Thomas More4–5-0.54.4282449749198✓
Rebuilding
9Lake Erie4–5-1.54.2161942688897✓
10Kentucky Wesleyan4–5-2.73.813133258819599

Conference Power · Division II

Where We Stand

# Conference Avg Power vs Focal Top Team
1South Atlantic
-2.8
0–1Newberry
2GLIAC
-2.9
4–1Ferris State
3Mid America
-3.0
—Central Oklahoma
4Northern Sun
-3.2
—Minnesota State
5Rocky Mountain
-3.2
—Western Colorado
6SIAC
-3.3
—Kentucky State
7Great Midwest AthleticYou are here
-3.5
—Ashland
8Lone Star
-3.5
—Central Washington
9Great Lakes
-3.5
2–1Indianapolis
10Great American
-3.7
—Harding
11CIAA
-3.9
—Virginia State
12Northeast 10
-4.0
1–0Franklin Pierce
13Pennsylvania State Athletic
-4.0
0–2Kutztown
14Carolinas
-4.2
—UNC Pembroke
15Mountain East
-4.3
4–1Charleston (WV)

Round-robin power = strength of schedule-adjusted conference average, points vs. all-level average team. Record = Great Midwest Athletic's record vs. that conference across all games this season.

The G-MAC is a smaller DII conference based in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia — programs like Findlay, Malone, Ohio Valley, Central State (HBCU), and Rio Grande competing in a region that produces football players at a rate disproportionate to its DII enrollment. Central State University in Wilberforce is the conference's most historically significant HBCU member, and their football program carries a cultural weight that the G-MAC's small footprint understates.

Conference Snapshot

RR50-3.5
Upper Strength-2.4
Median Power-3.2
Resume Pulse60.6
Avg ATS--
Wins vs Market+0.00
Top-to-Middle Gap1.3
Combined Record12-8

`RR50`, `Upper Strength`, and `Median Power` are shown on the same public power scale as the rest of the site: points on a neutral field versus the average all-level NCAA team. Very small affiliations are gently regressed toward their subdivision baseline so a one-team outlier does not hijack the entire conference board.

Great Midwest Athletic Team Board

The league stack, sorted by predictive strength. Power is shown as neutral-field points versus the all-level average team, while resume is shown on a 0-100 season score.

Rank Team Record Power Resume ATS Wins vs Market Recent Form
#293 Ashland 0-2 -1.7 11 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#319 Findlay 2-0 -2.6 86 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W2)
#330 Northwood 2-0 -2.8 78 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W2)
#332 Ohio Dominican 1-1 -2.9 65 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (W1 L1)
#334 Walsh 2-0 -3.0 64 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W1)
#336 Tiffin 1-1 -3.1 65 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (L1 W1)
#352 Hillsdale 2-0 -3.5 85 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W2)
#367 Thomas More 0-2 -3.9 23 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#391 Lake Erie 2-0 -4.9 88 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W2)
#416 Kentucky Wesleyan 0-2 -6.2 40 -- +0.00 0-1 over the last 1 (L2)